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• What exactly does Rumpelstiltskin's deal with Shrek take away, and why does it erase Shrek from existence?▾

  Rumpelstiltskin's contract gives Shrek one day of living as a "real ogre" in exchange for a day from his past — the day he was born. Because Shrek never existed in this alternate timeline, he never rescued Fiona from the Dragon's Keep, which means none of the events of the original film happened. The fine print of all Rumpelstiltskin deals stipulates that if the person who signed the contract does not survive until the day ends, they will vanish from existence permanently.

• Why doesn't Fiona recognize or love Shrek in the alternate timeline?▾

  In the alternate timeline Shrek never broke Fiona's curse by kissing her, so she remained trapped in her ogre form every night and eventually escaped Dragon's Keep on her own. Without the shared experience of their journey and Shrek's love, Fiona never fell for him and instead became a hardened resistance leader against Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek must earn her love all over again from scratch within a single day.

• How does Shrek break the alternate timeline and return to his real life?▾

  The contract's loophole is a "true love's kiss" — if Fiona kisses Shrek out of genuine love before sunrise, the deal is voided and Shrek returns to his real timeline. After spending the day fighting alongside Fiona and showing her who he truly is, she falls in love with him again and kisses him just as time runs out. The alternate reality collapses and Shrek wakes up back in his normal life with his family.

• What happened to Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian, in the alternate timeline?▾

  In the alternate world, King Harold and Queen Lillian had already signed away their kingdom to Rumpelstiltskin before Shrek was born, which is exactly the deal Rumpelstiltskin had always wanted to make with them. Because Shrek never existed to inadvertently rescue Fiona and spoil that original deal, Rumpelstiltskin successfully took the Kingdom of Far Far Away, leaving Harold and Lillian powerless.

• Why was Rumpelstiltskin so close to getting everything he wanted before Shrek interfered in the original timeline?▾

  King Harold and Queen Lillian were desperate to break their daughter Fiona's curse and had been negotiating with Rumpelstiltskin, who offered to lift the curse in exchange for the entire Kingdom of Far Far Away. They were on the verge of signing the contract when word arrived that Fiona had been rescued by Shrek, making the deal unnecessary and robbing Rumpelstiltskin of his prize. This is why he harbors such intense hatred for Shrek and constructs the alternate-reality contract specifically to undo Shrek's birth.